Alex Maile
@anoplogaster.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate University of Kansas | Ichthyology | Evolution, Anatomy, and Phylogenetics | Freaky Fish Fanatic
https://www.anoplogaster.com
https://www.anoplogaster.com
Kansas snow day with the reef
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Kansas snow day with the reef
These MN blizzard conditions make me long for Cretaceous weather.
December 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
These MN blizzard conditions make me long for Cretaceous weather.
Lil puppies with fins
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Lil puppies with fins
The swimming candy cane
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The swimming candy cane
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An urchin a day keeps the bad vibes away
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
An urchin a day keeps the bad vibes away
If you hold it like this, it’s a hat!
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November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If you hold it like this, it’s a hat!
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When life puts a rock in the way, carry it around like an urchin
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November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When life puts a rock in the way, carry it around like an urchin
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Watching the world go by
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November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Watching the world go by
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Snack time on the reef
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Snack time on the reef
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POV you’re in a crabby mood
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November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
POV you’re in a crabby mood
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Our mini snail aquarium for this week’s lab on gastropods!
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Our mini snail aquarium for this week’s lab on gastropods!
Snail radula in action
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Snail radula in action
We didn't carve pumpkins this year, but here are some deep-sea fish jack-o'-lanterns l've made in prior years!
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We didn't carve pumpkins this year, but here are some deep-sea fish jack-o'-lanterns l've made in prior years!
Happy Halloween! 🎃 🦇 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 🦇 🧪
Ever seen a clear and stained little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)? 🦇
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ever seen a clear and stained little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)? 🦇
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
I love how their modified forelimbs, with elongated phalanges that support the wing membrane used for flight. Look how big those fangs are! 🧪🎃
A 3D printer is glamorous until you have to fix a wiring issue…
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A 3D printer is glamorous until you have to fix a wiring issue…
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
🦑 🌊 🧪
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
🦑 🌊 🧪
October 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Bellator militaris — the horned searobin. Just like other armored searobins, they possess modified pectoral fin rays used to walk and detect food on the seafloor.
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
🦑 🌊 🧪
This specimen is TCWC 6818.17 available on MorphoSource.
www.morphosource.org/concern/biol...
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Just a few more pieces left to glue — the monkfish is nearly complete!
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October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just a few more pieces left to glue — the monkfish is nearly complete!
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Happy Monday from these three amigos
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October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Monday from these three amigos
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They are jumpers so I would suggest a lid of some sort.
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
They are jumpers so I would suggest a lid of some sort.
Just clown’in around
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October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just clown’in around
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New addition to the aquarium! A Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus). Loves the camera more than any other fish I’ve had.
October 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New addition to the aquarium! A Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus). Loves the camera more than any other fish I’ve had.
New urchin, who dis?
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October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New urchin, who dis?
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